RELIEF MAP SHOWING THE STAGES IN EXTINCTION OF AMERICAN BISON AND 

 LOCATION OF THE EXISTING HERDS, CAPTIVE AND WILD. 



Prepared and placed in The American Museum of Natural History under the direction of 

 The American Bison Society. 



In 1886, the work of extermination was practically completed, and only a few scattered 

 herds remained. About 325 wild buffalo are in existence to-day. Of these, 300 occupy a small 

 area west of the Athabasca River in British America, and 25 live in the Yellowstone National 

 Park. The total number of living bison on January 1, 1908, was approximately 1917. 



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